Nirvana Cafe

Editorial Reviews
Chris Spector, Midwest Record Recap, August 2002
A dandy set just to kick back with when some low stress adult listening is required.

Product Description
Between the worlds of awake and sleep are welcoming inns and cafes where travelers can rest and acclimatize. At such places, wayfarers often connect with a wise one or simply bask in the music of the spheres before continuing on their way. Virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Karunesh serves exquisite fare at Nirvana Cafe. Melodic rhythms artfully and at times spiritedly blended with an array of flutes, strings, piano, keyboards and percussion. On guitar, guest artist Govi conjures the language of desire, mystery and joy. Stop by for a sip of cosmic nectar.

Nirvana Cafe

Nirvana Cafe,Karunesh,Real Music,Contemporary Instrumental,Mystical Minimalism,New Age,New Age / Meditation,Pop,Trip-Hop

Nirvana Cafe

Tracks:

Dazzled By The Light
Chuang Tzu's Dream
Blessings Rain
Sapphire
The Conversation
Revelry
Follow Your Heart
Stargazing
Keeper Of Mystery
The Peace Within

Album Description

Between the worlds of awake and sleep are welcoming inns and cafes where travelers can rest and acclimatize. At such places, wayfarers often connect with a wise one or simply bask in the music of the spheres before continuing on their way. Virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Karunesh serves exquisite fare at Nirvana Cafe. Melodic rhythms artfully and at times spiritedly blended with an array of flutes, strings, piano, keyboards and percussion. On guitar, guest artist Govi conjures the language of desire, mystery and joy. Stop by for a sip of cosmic nectar.

Customer Reviews:

Nirvana Cafe Review.......2007-01-31

Excellent music...a superb compliment to Zen Breakfast. I play both pieces repeatedly throughout the day while at work...relaxing without being intrusive on my work.

This is MUSIC.......2006-03-30

Like the person who wrote the last review, this is real music. The first Karunesh album i bought was Global Spirit. I was down in Orlando, Florida at a crystal shop, of all places, and heard "Solitude" playing. I cannot describe how wonderful I felt listening to it. However, I can say that it helped me get out of my depression. And to this day "Solitude" is still my favorite song. This song nor any of the others I have heard from Karunesh have ever become boring nor do they get "stuck in your head" like many annoying music I hear on the radio.

I really wish Karunesh could read this. If he can, I love his music because it is so filled with love and compassion and passion. the former Passion and life that was so clear in "Global Spirit" seemed a little bit lost or umimplemented in "Zen Breakfast" Perhaps because he was going to another stage of life and self discovery. However, it is once back again in "Nirvana Cafe." I must confess, though, that I have only heard these three albums from Karunesh.

Karunesh, Please keep up the great work. You have helped me and many others, I believe.

Karunesh--Back to his old Self !!.......2003-02-09

The first time I heard this album I thought now thats more like it!! This took me back to his first album. Songs that move and change and when they do that, you find yourself humming along. This music is why I buy New age in the first place.....because it is MUSIC!! This album has taken me along way since I first heard Karunesh 6 years ago when his song Dawnlight was played on my local cable systems DMX digital music. I knew then I would like his music very much. This album gets 5 stars and deserves them. This album has replaced Colors of Light as my favorite Karunesh album. VERY highly suggest fan get this one today!! Now I could tell you something about each song as other seem to do, but my music tastes are just that....MINE. You may not like the same music I do, but I will say this, when I write a review on this site it is because this is just to good not to tell people about. Enjoy it for yourself.

from Solo Piano Publications.......2002-10-26

"Nirvana Cafe" is Karunesh's second release for the Real Music label. More adventurous than the earlier "Zen Breakfast," I really like the variety of sounds and moods on this album. Although intensely spiritual in nature, "Nirvana Cafe" conveys more of a zest for life than many recordings of this type. Some of the tracks are quiet meditations, but others bring in strong bass and percussion, just begging to have the volume cranked up a few notches! Govi contributes outstanding guitar work on four tracks, and the rest of the varied sounds are multi-instrumentalist Karunesh working his musical wizardry. I love "Revelry", a rhythmic confection with pan flutes playing a simple but compelling melody. Other instruments are introduced as the song goes on. I hit the "replay" button on my CD player for this one all the time. "Keeper of Mystery" is more ambient, but also has a strong rhythm. It is dream-like but also catchy. "Chuang Tzu's Dream" tells the story of the Taoist sage's dream that he was a butterfly. Upon waking, he couldn't tell if he was a man dreaming he was a butterfly or a butterfly dreaming he was himself. Very beautiful, soothing, and intriguing with Asian influences and lovely flute work. "Sapphire" is another beauty with lots of open space to float around in. Actually, all of the tracks are really good - those mentioned are favorites, but there really are no weak spots. Very highly recommended!

A familiar - and pleasing - sound.......2002-10-22

The first thing that came to mind when I was listening to this music is that it sounds an awful lot like recent Mike Oldfield - which is just great, because I loved Tres Lunas and The Songs of Distant Earth. If you did, too, then you'll probably like Nirvana Cafe.

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Buddha Specilist

Cafe Nirvana
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Park Lane Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Album Details

Park Lane Recordings Follows their Café Karma and Café Arabica Collections with Next Prestigious Release in their Now-established Café Collections Serie - Café Nirvana. The First Two Releases Laid the Groundwork in Presenting a Deluxe, Superior Quality Lifestyle Compilation with the Glorious…. As the Name Suggests, Café Nirvana is a Sublime Collection of the Best in Cool Grooves with an Exotic Twist, featuring Music from Bent, Fila Brazillia, Ultra Nate, Fug, Doctor Rockit, Badmarsh, Chungking, Quantic, Fila Brazilia, Grand National and More. The Package features a Stunning Cover Visual, a Beautiful Clamshell Box and Provides the Perfect Addition to this Superlative Collection of Lounge Essentials. Café Nirvana Epitomizes Lounge Chic and Bar Culture with a Double CD of 22 Tracks to Die for - Bursting at the Seams with Simply the Best Tunes... "no 'fillers' Just Killers!"

Customer Reviews:

Buddha Specilist.......2007-04-08

Very good mixture very strong approach
A smooth assemble of grooves
to awaken the soul